Zhou Peng led the soldiers of the 12th Company to attack the main bunker with the most powerful firepower, and Captain Ikeda, who was stuck in the main bunker, used the shooting hole to pay close attention to the strength and firepower deployment of the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, and found that the Eighth Route Army attacking the main bunker had only one company, and this bastard ordered to destroy this attacking force with the greatest firepower.

The soldiers of the 12th Company were suddenly counterattacked by the enemy's powerful fire during the attack, and the chief of staff of Zhou Peng shouted: "All the soldiers immediately entered a state of concealment, attracted the enemy to counterattack with firepower, consumed the enemy's weapons and ammunition, and no one should rush out without an order." ”

According to the devil commander guarding the main bunker, he saw the attacking Eighth Route Army quickly dodging behind the concealment, and he laughed and said: "Hahaha, the combat effectiveness of the only regiment of the Eighth Route is so low, and my overestimation of their strength and firepower is invincible, it turns out that it is just empty and vulnerable, hahaha." ”

Squadron Leader Ikeda was not a reckless commander, when he found out that the only regiment of the Eighth Route Army was only in one company, and the firepower was not fierce, as soon as he started the fire contact, he immediately hid and fired a cold gun, not only frowned and ordered the little devil to stop shooting.

Chief of Staff Zhou Peng found that the cunning devil commander had stopped the fire counterattack, and he ordered the 12th Company to attack the main pillbox again, and it was necessary to lure the enemy to counterattack with heavy firepower to achieve the purpose of consuming the enemy's ammunition.

Squadron Leader Ikeda saw that a company of the Eighth Route Army suddenly jumped out of its concealment and increased its firepower to attack again, and he ordered the little devils to aim at the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were rushing to the front and launch a single-gun hunt.

Under the command of Chief of Staff Zhou Peng, the soldiers of the 12th Company suddenly rushed out of the concealment and opened fire on the enemy, and jumped to the concealment in front, and with the help of terrain cover, carried out a fire attack on the enemy in the main pillbox.

Squadron Leader Ikeda saw the attacking Eighth Route Army, and every step forward he found the concealment in front of him in advance, and quickly flashed in, so that the effect of one-shot hunting was not great, and the murderous devil commander shouted to the soldiers: "The warriors of the Imperial Japanese Army, as long as you find that the Eighth Route Army has rushed out of the concealment, you must destroy it with the fastest and most fierce firepower, and never give the Eighth Route a chance to enter the next concealment. ”

Zhou Peng commanded the 12th Company not to rush forward, but to adopt the tactics of containing the enemy's firepower step by step, and to start a game of cat and mouse with the enemy. ”

Squadron Leader Ikeda realized this and ordered some of the devils to rest for a while, and some soldiers to block the attacking Eighth Route Army in an attempt to save bullets, and the troops took turns to engage the Eighth Route Army, blocking the attacking Eighth Route Army 25 meters away from the main pillbox.

Chief of Staff Zhou Peng found that the devil commander of the main bunker cunningly took turns to fight back against the attacking 12 companies with part of the firepower, which would greatly reduce the speed of the enemy's consumption of ammunition, in order to mobilize all the devil firepower in the main bunker, he ordered a soldier next to him: "Pass my order, order the commander of the 3rd battalion Gong to transfer the 10th company up and launch an attack on the main artillery tower." ”

Squadron Leader Ikeda was shocked by the sudden outbreak of fierce gunfire, jumped up and lay down on the shooting hole to scan outward, and found that more than 200 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were attacking the main pillbox with the heaviest firepower.

He had to mobilize all the devils in the bunker, and Ikeda's head poked near the lookout hole and shouted to the little devils in the bunker: "Tsuchihachi will increase the strength and firepower of the attack, and destroy the attacking Dohachi with the greatest counterattack." ”

The two companies of the Eighth Route Army slowly advanced with the help of concealment, and had already lured the devils in the main pillbox to increase their firepower to counterattack, and this kind of attack could not be seen through by the cunning little devils, and the offensive firepower should be exerted just right, so as to create the illusion of a strong attack on the main pillbox for the enemy, and consume the enemy's ammunition, so as to achieve the exhaustion of the ghosts in the pillbox, and when launching the most ferocious attack, it will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

When Squadron Leader Ikeda was attacking with Zhou Peng's 12th Company, he found that the Eighth Route Army was attacking with a small number of troops and weak firepower, and realized that it should be consuming the ammunition in his pillbox, so he cunningly ordered his soldiers to fight the Eighth Route Army in turn, and try to counterattack with as little firepower as possible to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army.

Now that the Eighth Route Army had mobilized two companies to take a strong attack, he had to call all the devils in the main pillbox and destroy the attacking Eighth Route Army with the greatest firepower.

Zhou Peng saw that the commander of the devil ordered all the firepower to carry out a counterattack, and ordered the troops to hide on the spot, as long as the enemy's firepower is not reduced, the firepower can be weakened, and once the enemy relaxes the intensity of firepower, he will immediately increase the firepower to attack again.

Squadron Leader Ikeda was temporarily enraged by the tactics of the Eighth Route Army, and ordered the soldiers irritably: "As long as we find that the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is weakened and stop attacking, we will immediately stop the fire strike, and once the Tsuchihachi Road emerges to attack, we will carry out the most intense firepower to destroy the attacking Tsuchihachi." ”

Just when Squadron Leader Ikeda, the commander of the main bunker, and Zhou Peng, the chief of staff of the attacking Eighth Route Army, were playing a game of cat and mouse in the attack and counterattack, Zhang Ting, deputy commander of the only regiment, led a battalion of soldiers to launch the most ferocious assault on the two auxiliary pillboxes in two ways.

At this time, Cui Hao, the commander of the first battalion, commanded the three companies of the first battalion, and when the battle began, he led the soldiers to attack the pillbox on the left wing.

The soldiers of the third company rushed to the enemy's left flank bunker with their guns and tongues of fire, and were hit by the enemy's powerful firepower, and the soldiers who rushed in front were shot and fell to the ground, and the soldiers behind rushed up bravely with the blood of the martyrs, a group fell, and then rushed up a group, after half an hour of attack, not only failed to destroy the enemy's pillbox, but the troops suffered heavy casualties.

The first and second companies attacking the pillboxes on the right flank, under the command of deputy commander Zhang Ting, pounced on the enemy pillboxes like fierce tigers, but not only did they fail to get close, but they were counterattacked by the enemy's powerful firepower in the pillboxes.

Seeing that the pillboxes on the left and right flanks were besieged by a large force of the Eighth Route Army at the same time, and the offensive firepower was very fierce, he frowned and howled to the telegrapher: "Send a report to Captain Matsumoto Wing, the only regiment of the Tsuchiji Route has launched several strong attacks on the three pillboxes held by my squadron, and I ask Your Excellency Wing Commander for reinforcements quickly. ”

Captain Matsumoto received several telegrams from Captain Ikeda asking for help, and although the wording of the telegram was still pleading, it was revealed that if the reinforcements were not in time, Ikeda's squadron would be destroyed.

He knew that the wing was far away from Fuping Castle, and that he was fighting against the troops of the Eighth Route Army at this time, and he was unable to reinforce at all, but he was afraid that Ikeda's squadron would be held accountable if it was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, so he immediately telegraphed the commander of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade Katayama Brigade again to send fighter planes or friendly troops close to Fuping Castle to reinforce Ikeda's squadron trapped in Fuping Castle.

The commander of the Katayama Brigade and Chief of Staff Noda had discussed many times, and they had called the nearest friendly troops in Fuping City to ask for reinforcements, but the telegram that could be replied to made the two devil senior commanders discouraged, and the telegram was simple with only one line: This is a battle with the Eighth Road, the road is far away, and there is really no reinforcement.

Chief of Staff Noda had a helpless expression on his sad face, and he sighed deeply and said: "It seems that my Ikeda squadron is sticking to Fuping City, and without rapid reinforcements from foreign aid, fighting with the only regiment of the strong enemy of the Eighth Route Army, I am afraid that it will be completely defeated. ”

The commander of the Katayama Brigade shook his head and said: "Noda-kun, Ikeda's squadron is surrounded by a single regiment, this is a premeditated plan of action, and the Eighth Route Army is very clear about the deployment of our Imperial Japanese Army around Fuping City, and it will only be completely wiped out if there is no soldier to rescue, so I ordered Ikeda's squadron to use a large number of poison gas bombs to poison all the attacking Eighth Route Army, so that Ikeda's squadron can hope to jump out of the encirclement of the only regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and it is possible to meet with Matsumoto Wing by luck, which is also the only way out for Ikeda's squadron." ”

"It seems that Ikeda's squadron can only rely on gas bombs to save themselves, but they must only use gas bombs when it is just right, and early or postponed will cause unforeseen serious consequences." Noda nodded in acknowledgement.

The telegram reply received by Ikeda's squadron was to use poison gas bombs to kill and injure the attacking troops of the only regiment of the Eighth Route Army, waiting for an opportunity to withdraw from Fuping Castle and quickly move closer to the Matsumoto Wing, and ordering Ikeda's squadron not to let go of even a single well when encountering a village and a bridge on the way back.

Squadron Leader Ikeda, who received this telegram reply, not only lamented: "My squadron Ikeda is surrounded by the only regiment of the elite unit of the Eighth Route Army, and it is difficult to successfully break through. ”

Eda had to make a final struggle, if not out, by ordering the pillboxes to keep an eye on them and fire gas bombs as soon as the Eighth Route Army approached.

(End of chapter)